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Maya Angelou (/ ˈ æ n dʒ ə l oʊ / ⓘ AN-jə-loh; [1] [2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning ...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou.The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.
The Maya Angelou Birthplace in St. Louis, Missouri is a 19th century two-story home where writer, poet and activist Maya Angelou was born and spent the first three years of her life. The house, at 3120 Hickory Street, lies in the Gate District of St. Louis. When her parents divorced in 1931, Angelou and her brother, Bailey were sent to live ...
Maya Angelou (Photo by Scott Eells/Getty Images) Who was Maya Angelou? Maya Angelou was a Missouri-born poet, writer and civil rights activist who worked with both Martin Luther King Jr. and ...
In Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: A Casebook, Joanne M. Braxton, ed. New York: Oxford Press. ISBN 0-19-511606-2; Gillespie, Marcia Ann, Rosa Johnson Butler, and Richard A. Long. (2008). Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-385-51108-7; Lupton, Mary Jane (1998). Maya Angelou: A Critical ...
Maya Angelou, featured on the reverse of this first coin in the series, used words to inspire and uplift." Angelou’s depiction, as designed and sculpted by artists Emily Damstra and Craig A ...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an American television film based on the autobiography of the same name by Maya Angelou, first aired April 28, 1979, on CBS. Angelou and Leonora Thuna wrote the screenplay, and the movie was directed by Fielder Cook. Constance Good played the young Maya Angelou.
Maya Angelou quotes about love “Love liberates. It doesn’t just hold, that’s ego. Love liberates.” ...